Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.290-1.320 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.830. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.0 billion-$1.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.0 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WAY has been the subject of a number of research reports. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Waystar from $32.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Bank of America raised their target price on Waystar from $36.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Raymond James upgraded Waystar from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $40.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Waystar from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on Waystar from $36.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $36.55.

Waystar Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of WAY opened at $45.35 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 2.29 and a current ratio of 2.29. Waystar has a 1 year low of $20.26 and a 1 year high of $45.49. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $38.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.51.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Steven M. Oreskovich sold 16,666 shares of Waystar stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.89, for a total transaction of $564,810.74. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 173,642 shares in the company, valued at $5,884,727.38. The trade was a 8.76 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

About Waystar

Waystar Holding Corp. is a software company which provide healthcare payments. Waystar Holding Corp. is based in LEHI, Utah.